potluck

English - Turkish

Definition of potluck in English Turkish dictionary

Katılan herkesin bir şeyler getirip "Allah ne verdiyse" yedikleri yemek

take potluck bulunan yemeği yemek

hazır bulunan yemek

şansına

grup yemeği

Related Terms

potluck lunch

gelenlerin kendi farklı yiyeceklerini getirdiği ogün

potluck dinner

yardımlaşmalı yemek

take potluck

Bulunan yemek ne ise o yemeği yemek

English - English

Definition of potluck in English English dictionary

A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever is available

Here’s a good potluck of beans and stew.

A meal consisting of whatever guests have brought, particularly from different parts of the world; a potlatch

Whatever is available in a particular situation

A meal consisting of whatever guests have brought

whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all; "having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck"; "a potluck supper"

A gathering of people bringing foods from different parts of the world

{i} group meal for which each guest prepares a dish; regular informal meal

Whatever may chance to be in the pot, or may be provided for a meal

Related Terms

potlucks

plural of potluck

take potluck

share a meal with a friend in which each brings a different dish

Hyphenation

pot·luck

Turkish pronunciation

pätlʌk

Synonyms

potlatch

Pronunciation

/ˈpätˌlək/ /ˈpɑːtˌlʌk/

Etymology

[ 'pät-'l&k, 1b also ] (noun.) 1592. pot +‎ luck; in sense “meal offered to an unexpected or impromptu guest”, dates to 16th century England (1592),“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 and into the early 20th century was used only to mean “meal provided by the host”Slang and its analogues past and present, by John Stephen Farmer (American), William Ernest Henley|William Ernest Henley]] (British), 1902, Volume 5, . in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913“” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online. Prior to 20th century, written with a hyphen, as pot-luck.